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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 185: Carbon Credit Amendments

2 recorded floor votes in the 2026 General Session. The bill's official page has its text, sponsors, committee votes and full history.

About this bill

Signed by the governor on March 25, 2026. This bill addresses requirements related to the sale of a carbon credit.

  • Defines and modifies terms
  • Creates the Carbon Credit Litigation Fund and specifies the purpose of the fund
  • Establishes reporting requirements for a state entity that sells or exchanges a carbon credit
  • Requires the state auditor to report on the sale of carbon credits by state entities to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Troy Shelley

Utah House, March 2, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 4th Sub. HB 185
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 70 Nays 0 N/V 5
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (66)

52 Republican, 14 Democratic

Absent or not voting (5)

5 Republican

Utah Senate, March 4, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on 2nd & 3rd Under suspension of the rules · 4th Sub. HB 185
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 19 Nays 6 Abs 4
Official record

Yes (19)

18 Republican, 1 Forward

No (6)

1 Republican, 5 Democratic

Absent or not voting (4)

3 Republican, 1 Democratic

Votes are listed as the Utah Legislature's floor vote records show them. Names are matched to today's roster, so members who have since left the Legislature aren't in the lists; the totals are the record's own. Committee votes and voice votes aren't included.